{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Luba Show","title":"Kevin Zhang: Inside the Mind of an Investor Writing $35M Checks","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/ef99519c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3564,"description":"Today I'm talking to Kevin Zhang, Partner at Bain Capital Ventures. BCV sits inside Bain Capital, a $200 billion investment manager spanning private equity, credit, life sciences, and real estate, and Kevin has been there nearly a decade, leading early-stage bets from seed through Series B across AI, crypto, longevity, and industrials.\nWe talk about confidence, self-doubt, and what it actually takes to back people before it's obvious. Kevin opens up about feeling like there was a pane of glass between him and the people who got to make big decisions — and the slow, honest process of earning his own seat at the table.\nWe cover\"Hyperstition\": why enough people believing in something can make it trueWhy he thinks imposter syndrome is often just an accurate self-assessmentThe BCV Fellowship: a secret program to find star talent years before they start companiesFull stack capitalism: why the most ambitious founders need more than just venture dollarsHis dream second career: political talent scoutSO much more!Timestamps\n00:00 Intro\n01:01 The Invisible Glass Ceiling\n08:40 Surviving the Almost-Dead Startup\n13:40 Full Stack Capitalism\n19:24 Bet on People, Not Sectors\n23:32 Spotting Greatness Early\n27:05 Build Conviction\n30:36 Beyond the SaaS Playbook\n36:34 Understanding Society\n39:21 Why He Stayed at Bain Capital\n43:52 Investing in Founders\n47:24 Rapid Fire\n\nLinks\n\nKevin Zhang\nX: https://x.com/kevinzhang \nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinzhang711/\nLuba Yudasina\nInstagram: https://instagram.com/lifeoflubaa\nX: https://x.com/LubaYudasina \nLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yudasinal","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/I2NZEo1VpOK6gNlq1ogpu-hfbOWZMEOuC4oDFfuUFGk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zODI0/ZWE4OTEyOGMzODcw/OGI2ODY5ZWY0YTIz/YzQzMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}